tug, pull, jerk; pull, strain (a violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles); skill, string to one's bow; pulling power; snatch, snatching (a quick violent robbery of a person by snatching their purse, usually in a public place)
earful; telling-off (reprimand); ear-pull (the act of pulling someone's ears, often as a way of wishing someone happy birthday in some Spanish-speaking countries (rather like a birthday bump in some English-speaking regions))